Katri Bertram
Head of Partnerships, Governance, Donor Relations @theGFF. #HealthForAll #UHC #InvestInHealth #SDGs #equality TW/RT personal
Last synced from Twitter 1m ago
New World Bank Loan to Improve Grassroots Health Services in Vietnam
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$80 million loan to help Vietnam improve the quality of, and access to, basic health services in 13 provinces, with a focus on poor areas of the country.
Online Communications Producer Short Term Consultant - FRENCH
BACKGROUND The Global Financing Facility is a country-driven partnership that aims to accelerate efforts to end preventable maternal, newborn, child and adolescent deaths and improve the health and quality of life of women, adolescents and...
UN Officials, Co-facilitators Provide Updates on September High-level Events | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD
Katri Bertram
Super helpful overview of upcoming #UNGA high-level events and ongoing negotiations and consultations (including #UHC and #FFD) sdg.iisd.org/news/un-offici… HT @glassmanamanda #SDGs #InvestInHealth @theGFF pic.twitter.com/JSmDympA0W
15h
Local action driving universal achievements
Every member of the international community has a role to play in
building a healthier world.
Towards Universal Health coverage: Why financing is key
Universal Health Coverage is a fundamental part of the Sustainable Development Goals, but, despite what is implied by the name, UHC is not just about health – it is also about sustainable economic growth.
UHC Health A Political Choice
UHC Health A Political Choice - 11/06/2019
Partnership and innovation to overcome inequalities in health
How can we leverage the power of partnerships for health to reach the last mile and leave no one behind?
If not now, when? Our health, our rights, our choices!
Ending inequalities by realising sexual and reproductive health and rights for all
Standing #RightByHer: Leaving no woman behind
Ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals
The road to achieving universal health coverage
Explore #HealthyAccess #DevexSERIES
Invitation for public comment: Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being
Public discussion with objective to obtain comments on the “Global Action Plan for Healthy lives and Wellbeing for All,” which will be presented during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2019.
1
Katri Bertram
DRAFT for comments: Global Action Plan for #SDG3 #health (& all 7 accelerator papers) now online, help spread the word and comment before June 30 -> who.int/sdg/global-act… @theGFF #HealthForAll #globalhealth #SDGs pic.twitter.com/Y2FlzsziiM
3d
Action and accountability on UHC: building momentum towards the UN High-level meeting
Side event at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva on 21 May 2019
Who’s In and Who’s Out of the First Democratic Debates
The Democratic National Committee is excluding three candidates from the June debates. Some who have been left out, like Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, are not happy.
European Development Days
Katri Bertram
European Development Days #EDD19 will take place next week. Make sure you attend (especially if you are a new MEP!), and follow. We‘ll be tweeting live from @theGFF. Full program ->
7d
Designing Impact Bonds: Lessons Learned from the Instiglio Experience
Results-Based Financing (RBF) is a funding modality increasingly used to enhance the effectiveness of development spending. By tying funding to pre-defined and rigorously measured outcomes, RBF focuses delivery incentives on results and improves the...
Burkina Faso: Investing in Health and Nutrition to Save and Improve Lives
In 2016, the government of Burkina Faso introduced free health care for pregnant women and children under five, and it recently committed to increasing its s...
Sweden Finds a Simple Way to Improve New Mothers’ Health. It Involves Fathers.
The flexibility to have an extra person at home, even for a few days, offers significant postpartum benefits, new research shows.
Katri Bertram
As a 4xmom and knowing the Swedish parental leave system well, every policy maker and employer, mom and dad should read this one if they care about parents, working parents and kids too - York Times #parentalleave #idealpolicy
13d
Official G20 Engagement Groups urge G20 to take action on gender equality
Official G20 Engagement Groups urge G20 to take action on gender equality
Tokyo, 5 June 2019
On 5 June 2019, official engagement groups of the Group of 20, Civil20, Labour20, Think20, Women20 and Youth20 issued two statements urging G20 to...